Words...but not the "right words"?

Does anyone else have a child who says several words but confuses them with the wrong meaning??? Our LO says (and waves) "bye bye" pretty much anytime of day, all day, as a greeting for everyone he sees (though he does say "hi", too, on occasion) and as a general "I want to go outside to swing" or "I see a truck outside" or anything really. He also says "mama" for "milk". He clucks his tongue when he sees the kitty. He shakes his head "No" when he sees his bath toys because I am always shaking my head and saying "no" when he throws them out of the tub and wants them again. He copies sounds we say, so he has said "red", "Elmo", "door" and various other things when he repeats them, but his every day words are kind of mixed up. We continue to say the right word and hope he will eventually learn, but it is kind of funny to listen to him try to figure it out.

Does anyone else have a child who says several words but confuses them with the wrong meaning??? Our LO says (and waves) "bye bye" pretty much anytime of day, all day, as a greeting for everyone he sees (though he does say "hi", too, on occasion) and as a general "I want to go outside to swing" or "I see a truck outside" or anything really. He also says "mama" for "milk". He clucks his tongue when he sees the kitty. He shakes his head "No" when he sees his bath toys because I am always shaking my head and saying "no" when he throws them out of the tub and wants them again. He copies sounds we say, so he has said "red", "Elmo", "door" and various other things when he repeats them, but his every day words are kind of mixed up. We continue to say the right word and hope he will eventually learn, but it is kind of funny to listen to him try to figure it out.

This is why only parents can understand their own kid. Hehe, I'm sure he will learn the right meaning after a while. He says quite a bit! Claire says Mama to just about everything and then will switch and say Dada for everything. She is starting to say Uh Oh a little bit but says Uh pauses and then says Oh. Claire will wave hello and bye bye but says baba for bye bye. It's fun hearing them learn new words! :)

This is why only parents can understand their own kid. Hehe, I'm sure he will learn the right meaning after a while. He says quite a bit! Claire says Mama to just about everything and then will switch and say Dada for everything. She is starting to say Uh Oh a little bit but says Uh pauses and then says Oh. Claire will wave hello and bye bye but says baba for bye bye. It's fun hearing them learn new words! :)

DD is silly... Daddy practices with her by pointing to her and saying "baby" and then pointing to himself and saying "daddy". What she does then is point to herself and says "dada" then points to daddy and says "baba". So our interpretation is that in her head oneself is daddy and the other person is baby. Silly girl...

DD is silly... Daddy practices with her by pointing to her and saying "baby" and then pointing to himself and saying "daddy". What she does then is point to herself and says "dada" then points to daddy and says "baba". So our interpretation is that in her head oneself is daddy and the other person is baby. Silly girl...

The material on this website is provided for educational purposes only and is not to be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, or in place of therapy or medical care. Use of this site is subject to our terms of use and privacy policy

Advertising Notice

This Site and third parties who place advertisements on this Site may collect and use information about your visits to this Site and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like to obtain more information about these advertising practices and to make choices about online behavioral advertising, please click here